Tangyuan had suddenly gone from a haughty, scheming bear to a clingy little whimpering bear, and Jian Ruonan still wasn't quite used to it.
Holding him, she coaxed him patiently in a soft voice. "Tangyuan, Auntie needs to talk to His Highness. I'll come see you afterward. Be good."
Tangyuan: "Whimper, whimper."
Auntie, don't go.
Plum Blossom: "..."
Little brother, what's wrong with you?!
Bamboo shoot poisoning? Huh?!
Was this really her little brother, the shameless little menace?!
Tangyuan was so clingy that, in the end, Jian Ruonan had no choice but to carry him into the Fourth Prince's study and sit down with him.
Tangyuan was now six months old, over eighty centimeters long, and weighed around thirty kilograms. Even sitting down, Jian Ruonan struggled to hold him. In another six months, Tangyuan would probably have to hold her instead.
Dantai Mo looked at the person and the flower bear sitting in his study and fell silent once again.
He had originally wanted to use the flower bears to lure Fifth Miss into visiting the Prince's Residence more often. Now, it seemed he had found himself a formidable rival.
"..."
The Fourth Prince had acted quickly. He had already sent people to Sea City and gotten her eldest brother, Jian Huayuan, back from the First Imperial Prince.
The Fourth Prince didn't mention a word about the First Imperial Prince or Pu Jingyi, and Jian Ruonan pretended she knew nothing, too.
After the two people and one flower bear finished discussing business, Dantai Mo escorted Jian Ruonan to the gates of the Prince's Residence.
Seeing that Jian Ruonan was leaving, Tangyuan clung to her reluctantly, making little whimpering and whining noises.
His adorable expression seemed to say, Auntie, why are you leaving? Can't you stay?
*Auntie, when will you come